Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned | Topics for Discussion & Projects

Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned Key Questions

Mosley's work typically raises a host of social issues, each of which can provide a strong basis for discussion. Prison reform is one obvious issue to consider in light of this particular novel. Other obvious topics to discuss are job training programs, urban renewal, methods to eliminate gang warfare and drug addiction.

The moral nurture of youth in today's shifting, technology-oriented culture should prove highly intriguing to discuss.

Readers might also like to delve further into the life of the Greek sage named Socrates for additional insights into the social outlook and personal philosophy of Mosley's humble hero. Naylor's The Women of Brewster Place can be read and discussed in light of Mosley's treatment of African American life and the human condition. Readers should also enjoy reading any of the Easy Rawlins mysteries in order to compare Mosley's two heroes, the moral issues they confront, and...
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